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2217 stories by Corey Levitan
Boxer Floyd Diaz Busted in Vegas for Driving Stolen Car, Possessing Gun
Boxer Floyd Diaz was arrested last week in Las Vegas A LoJack device alerted police that the car driven by the rising bantamweight was stolen Diaz, a protégé of Floyd Mayweather, faces 10 years in prison for two felonies Last week, boxer...
UPDATE: Police Find UK Paralympian Who Vanished in Las Vegas 2 Weeks Ago
UPDATE: Las Vegas police say they've located Samm Ruddock, the Paralympic cyclist with cerebral palsy who went missing from Las Vegas on April 16. More on this story as it develops... EARLIER: A British Paralympic athlete who lives with cerebral palsy, went...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Nevada Triangle
Conspiracy theorists say the so-called "Nevada Triangle" is responsible for the disappearance of up to 2.000 planes over the past 60 years Experts believe the true number of crashes in the area is more likely between 100 and 500 aircraft Planes that...
MGM Resorts Ends Concierge Desks at 6 Vegas Properties
MGM Resorts has eliminated the concierge desks from four of its Las Vegas casinos and two non-gaming properties This eliminates 34 jobs The company blames the cuts on "evolving guest preferences," not an anticipated downturn in tourism Starting Monday, your wait to...
Caesars Refuses to Pay Sports Bettor’s $800K in Winnings
Thomas McPeek won a total of $800K in sports bets from Caesars Entertainment casinos in two Midwestern states Caesars refuses to honor the wins, claiming that the 24-year-old Chicagoan violated their policies Thomas McPeek, a 24-year-old Chicago man who lives with his...
Trump’s NASA Pick Was Once Sued for Passing Bad Checks — By Trump’s Own Casinos!
President Trump’s pick to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the same guy sued by a reported four casinos for passing bad checks in the late aughts, according to court filings. And two of the properties who sued him...
Westgate Las Vegas Recreating 1969 Elvis Concert on Anniversary
One of Las Vegas' premier Elvis impersonators will take the stage at the Westgate for one night only in July The show will take place in the International Theater -- the room that Elvis himself played for seven years The July 31...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Crooks Robbed a Potato Chip Truck Thinking it Had Casino Chips
EDITOR'S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Dec. 9, 2022. “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story,” Mark Twain once...
UPDATE: Gaming Regulators Fine MGM Resorts $8.5M Over Illegal Bookmakers
UPDATE: The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) on Thursday voted 4-0 to accept the $8.5 million proposed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and accepted by MGM Resorts for its role in permitting illegal bookmakers to gamble at the MGM Grand and...
UPDATE: License Revoked from Trainer Who Gave Winning Racehorse Coke
UPDATE: The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday revoked the horseracing license of Alvaro Torres, the trainer who drugged a horse with cocaine, for five years. EARLIER: After The Saime Pro won the second race of the Elko County Fair on Aug. 24,...
